To outsiders, Gu Qingyao's marriage into the Mo family was one of the most powerful marriage alliances among the capital's noble families.
She had united the Gu, Qiao, Qin and the Mo families. This arrangement had been set up very quickly and had swiftly cowed the other families, allowing the Mo family and Gu family to ascend to the top overnight.
In the past five years, all the noble families had been busy making marriage alliances. But no matter how hard they worked, their setup was not as successful as the Gu-Mo alliance.
In this generation, noble families had many children and grandchildren. In order to shore up their position, they had to make many marriage alliances. Everyone knew that without being taught.
